Faefever

July 21, 2008
Urban Celtic fantasy slides down a dark, depressing slope in bestseller Moning’s third Fever thriller (after Bloodfever
), centered on a hunt for the Sinsar Dubh
, a black magic book more than a million years old. As All Hallow’s Eve in Dublin approaches, the walls between the human world and Faery verge on collapse. Can former Georgia peach MacKayla “Mac” Lane prevent a total invasion of the Unseelie Court? Originally intent on avenging her sister Alina’s murder committed by Unseelie Lord Master, Mac’s now a power-player in the war between the Seelie (good Fae) and Unseelie (bad Fae), after learning she’s a Celtic sidhe-seeker who can sniff out OOPS (Objects of Power). Meanwhile, the attractive V’Lane, a death-by-sex Fae, wants Mac’s help in securing the Sinsar Dubh
for his Seelie queen, Aoibheal. At the end, erotic shocks await Mac in Dublin’s vast Dark Zone, setting up feverish—if wary—expectations for the next installment.

September 15, 2008
The third installment in Moning's popular Fever series ("Darkfever; Bloodfever") finds sidhe-seer MacKayla Lane continuing to adjust to her powers and her new life in Dublin. Though she now knows who killed her sister Alina, she's no closer to the vengeance she craves, and the information she collects about the fae and their relics leads to further questions. Unsure of whom she can trust, Mac further develops her sidhe-seeing skills, taking some unexpected detours into darker territory along the way. Secondary characters from the earlier novels, including sidhe-seer Rowena and "death-by-sex" fae V'Lane, are prominently featured, and there's plenty of action and sexual tension keeping the battle between good and evil moving forward. An abrupt cliff-hanger ending and a number of unresolved plot points ensure that the series will continue. This series is a good bet for readers of Nora Roberts's paranormal-tinged titles, who will appreciate Mac's tough yet tender character. Recommended for all public libraries. [See Prepub Alert, "LJ" 6/15/08.]Nanette Wargo Donohue, Champaign P.L., IL

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